Using data from a large online survey sponsored by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, researchers found that participants who had a history of playing organized tackle football were 61% more likely to report a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis or parkinsonism, an umbrella term for symptoms like tremors and rigidity that cause movement problems, compared with those who played other organized sports.
My daughter’s middle school has a football team. Full contact tackle football, not flag football or whatever. 12-year-olds going down the road to CTE and Parkinson’s. It’s nuts. They don’t have a boxing team, nor would they.
If you’re an adult and you want to take the risks that come with playing football, go for it. That’s your choice.
We shouldn’t be risking kids.